Career
Hekselman has performed with many renowned artists including Anat Cohen, Mark Turner, Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Jeff Ballard, John Scofield, Ari Hoenig, and Chris Potter. Hekselman was also featured on Esperanza Spalding"s Radio Music Society. Hekselman moved to New York City in 2004 to attend The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music on full scholarship.
To date he has released five albums as leader: Splitlife (2006), Words Unspoken (2008), Hearts Wide Open (2011), This Just In (2013), and Homes (2015).
Hekselman"s working quartet features saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Joe Martin, and drummer Marcus Gilmore and they performed together on National Public Radio"s The Checkout: Live in May 2012.